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2012 • PG-13 • 1h 25m • Biography, Documentary, Music • Sony Pictures Classics

Great Art Always Survives

🍅 95% 92% MC 79 IMDb 8.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$27K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic total
$3.97M
Final
Worldwide total
$12.90M
$8.94M international
Domestic legs20.1x from $197K biggest weekend
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Cast & crew

Directed byMalik Bendjelloul ScreenplayMalik Bendjelloul Produced byMalik Bendjelloul, Simon Chinn CinematographyCamilla Skagerström StarringStephen Segerman, Rodriguez, Regan Rodriguez, Eva Rodriguez, Mike Theodore, Dennis Coffey StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 27-29 47 $27.5K — 3 $9,153 $27.5K
2 Aug 3-5 41 $38.7K +41.1% 7 $5,535 $82.1K
3 Aug 10-12 40 $63.3K +63.5% 15 $4,223 $166.4K
4 Aug 17-19 36 $106.3K +67.8% 27 $3,936 $309.4K
5 Aug 24-26 37 $121.2K +14.0% 29 $4,180 $495.2K
6 Aug 31-Sep 2 40 $140.7K +16.1% 32 $4,396 $694.0K
7 Sep 7-9 40 $114.5K −18.6% 33 $3,468 $892.6K
8 Sep 14-16 41 $101.3K −11.5% 34 $2,978 $1.0M
9 Sep 21-23 44 $93.3K −7.8% 38 $2,456 $1.2M
10 Sep 28-30 44 $95.3K +2.2% 37 $2,577 $1.3M
11 Oct 5-7 40 $86.6K −9.2% 38 $2,278 $1.4M
12 Oct 12-14 22 $190.8K +120.4% 157 $1,215 $1.7M
13 Oct 19-21 22 $197.2K +3.3% 137 $1,439 $2.0M
14 Oct 26-28 27 $137.7K −30.2% 114 $1,208 $2.2M
15 Nov 2-4 28 $149.1K +8.3% 105 $1,420 $2.4M
16 Nov 9-11 33 $103.2K −30.8% 94 $1,098 $2.6M
17 Nov 16-18 36 $68.8K −33.3% 54 $1,275 $2.7M
19 Nov 30-Dec 2 41 $46.6K — 53 $879 $2.8M
20 Dec 7-9 44 $36.8K −20.9% 42 $877 $2.9M
21 Dec 14-16 52 $22.6K −38.7% 31 $728 $2.9M
22 Dec 21-23 51 $15.7K −30.4% 25 $628 $3.0M
23 Dec 28-30 43 $29.9K +90.2% 28 $1,067 $3.0M
24 Jan 4-6 47 $26.7K −10.5% 26 $1,028 $3.1M
25 Jan 11-13 47 $26.1K −2.3% 22 $1,187 $3.1M
26 Jan 18-20 47 $32.0K +22.6% 27 $1,186 $3.1M
27 Jan 25-27 50 $31.8K −0.7% 26 $1,223 $3.2M
28 Feb 1-3 58 $19.9K −37.4% 18 $1,107 $3.2M
29 Feb 8-10 59 $20.6K +3.2% 20 $1,028 $3.2M
30 Feb 15-17 58 $23.3K +13.6% 19 $1,229 $3.3M
31 Feb 22-24 52 $32.6K +39.6% 30 $1,086 $3.3M
32 Mar 1-3 49 $57.6K +76.6% 39 $1,476 $3.4M
33 Mar 8-10 45 $44.2K −23.2% 39 $1,134 $3.5M
34 Mar 15-17 51 $35.9K −18.9% 34 $1,055 $3.5M
35 Mar 22-24 54 $23.8K −33.7% 25 $951 $3.6M
36 Mar 29-31 69 $15.4K −35.1% 16 $965 $3.6M
37 Apr 5-7 64 $16.1K +4.0% 18 $893 $3.6M
38 Apr 12-14 75 $9.2K −42.5% 14 $660 $3.6M
39 Apr 19-21 73 $8.2K −11.1% 13 $631 $3.6M
40 Apr 26-28 80 $5.3K −35.6% 8 $661 $3.6M
41 May 3-5 87 $3.1K −41.3% 9 $345 $3.7M
42 May 10-12 86 $4.6K +49.4% 7 $663 $3.7M
43 May 17-19 85 $3.6K −23.2% 6 $594 $3.7M
44 May 24-26 78 $3.6K +1.7% 6 $604 $3.7M
46 Jun 7-9 77 $2.4K — 4 $596 $3.7M
47 Jun 14-16 85 $1.4K −40.4% 4 $355 $3.7M
48 Jun 21-23 91 $684 −51.8% 2 $342 $3.7M
49 Jun 28-30 89 $446 −34.8% 1 $446 $3.7M
50 Jul 19-21 97 $648 — 1 $648 $3.7M
51 Jul 26-28 92 $356 −45.1% 2 $178 $3.7M
52 Aug 2-4 88 $256 −28.1% 1 $256 $3.7M
53 Aug 9-11 90 $1.6K +512.5% 1 $1,568 $4.0M
54 Aug 16-18 107 $282 −82.0% 1 $282 $4.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $95.3K
$27.5K
$38.7K
$63.3K
$106.3K
$121.2K
$140.7K
$114.5K
$101.3K
$93.3K
$95.3K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +2.2%
+41.1%
W1→2
+63.5%
W2→3
+67.8%
W3→4
+14.0%
W4→5
+16.1%
W5→6
−18.6%
W6→7
−11.5%
W7→8
−7.8%
W8→9
+2.2%
W9→10
Steepest −18.6%Biggest gain +67.8%

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